Tribeca Flashpoint College

Our son attended Tribeca as a sound major and graduated in the Spring of 2015. We attended a presentation with him prior to his decision to select Tribeca. The purported excellent placement assistance and high percentage of students employed after graduation sold him and us. Regrettably the much anticipated «job fair» in the Spring of 2015 had very few employers (only about 10) and none in my son’s major. No matter how good the education, if the promised employment opportunities do not exist then the time spent and $ 50,000 tuition are not a good investment. Very disappointed.

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I am an actor and comedian here in Chicago. I first heard about Tribeca Flashpoint through my cousin who was a film student. She wanted to use me in one of her student films. The crew of students that I worked with were extremely fun to be around. Being a lover of film and comedy myself I connected with the passion I saw flowing out of each of them. Needless to say, I agreed to do a second student film after that.
A couple years later I was offered a job at Tribeca Flashpoint to run some of their social media and to present to High School students about trends in digital media in today’s world. I was a little apprehensive at first because when I was in college I decided to drop out after an advisor told me that she didn’t think I needed it to pursue my love of performance. Best advice I’ve ever been given. So why would I want to work for a college? I don’t support anyone getting in debt to have a degree that is useless.
As I began to research the college, I was blown away at how much the faculty and student services prepare their students to not only be the best at their craft but also teaching them how to collaborate using real skills for real clients. Mock interviews, writing an email, all these little things that can make such a difference in obtaining a job. I wanted to jump back into my high school skin and have this as one of my college options. That’s when I got excited about this job.
As I begun to learn what we do, I began to realize that these presentations are less about our college and more about inspiring young artists and opening their minds to the possibilities out there. I am told over and over by high school teachers that their students were so engaged in our workshops and presentations. Just the look on their faces when I talk about loosing fear and finding passion is why I do it. I was hired to inspire.
I see it in our students and faculty. A passion for what they are doing. Real world projects with real clients and a career service unlike any I’ve seen before. They are there from day one and each student has access to them for the rest of their life. I believe in this college and couldn’t be happier as I am surrounded by talented students, state of the art facilities, and a faculty that cares about each and every student.
I am sorry to the students that didn’t find a way, or have not had a good experience at Tribeca Flashpoint. My advice is never give up. Don’t dwell on the negative. See the positive. I take pride in the many more students that are happy in a job doing what they were made to do! Everyone’s path is different. Never did I imagine I would be working for a college and enjoy it as much as I do now. But don’t take my word for it. Come see our campus, talk to current students and see for yourself!

I am a 2014 Visual Communications graduate and could not be more proud of my decision to attend Tribeca in the fall of 2012 for my two-​year degree.
Insightful and compelling real-​world projects.
Insane amounts of opportunity and delightful people to work with.
Without the perceptive souls, mentors, and instructors that Tribeca brought into being, I would not have known what it ‘truly’ means to be a professional.
Each of my instructors were unconditionally approachable, would challenge me daily and continue to be mentors to me post-​graduation.
With the help of my experience and education at Tribeca, I was able to latch onto the opportunity of a design internship at Weber Shandwick, and 8 weeks later brought on full time as a Jr. Art Director.

Let me start by saying that I already had a degree in Design +Illustration from a 4-​year university but unfortunately there were no connections I had nor could my instructors direct me towards. Along comes Tribeca Flashpoint Academy based in Chicago and seems like a institute of like-​minded individuals and interviews with very well-​known directors/​writers/​artists/​etc. I see the claim that 70% of students get a job after graduation and I’m sold. I notice that they have an Accelerated 15-​month program in VFX + Animation which would be a perfect fit for me considering I would have to take out more student loans with the impression I would be able to pay it off in a reasonable time frame (how naïve I was). Fast forward to the week before I leave in June and I get a call from them saying that they didn’t have enough students enrolled in that semester so we would all be enrolled in the 22-​month program. Awesome right? Well, all that means is that I would be digging myself into an ever bigger whole of debt (which I still thought I could get myself out of).
Fall Semester 2012
I will let you know that the first year at Tribeca was amazing! So many like minded people, great instructors and I felt like I was actually learning something that would be applicable in my future endeavors.
Fall Semester 2013
After Howard Tullman sold the school to some unethical entity instructors were reduced to part-​time forcing many of the better ones to leave due to the fact they weren’t getting enough hours and classes that were clearly stated in the student handbook to be taught during our second year were nowhere to be seen. Seriously, our animation class spent the entire two semesters working on a group project that wasn’t even finished by the time we graduated. Students’ individual creativity was reduced to almost nothing and several of us felt like we had been abandoned by the school’s administration.
That Spring we met with the dean of students and the head of the VFX+Animation/Design+Visual Communication regarding our concerns that we were not being taught the education that we were promised. They tried to cover their asses by offering a Summer course AFTER graduation. My rent was up at the end of the month and I don’t live anywhere near Chicago (same goes for many of my peers) so that was out of the question. So when the idea of them REFUNDING us for the classes we did not receive comes up, they replied with some bullshit excuse saying that since the curriculum had changed with the ownership, they were not obligated to teach those classes anymore thus a refund was out of the question.
I graduated in June 2014 with an AAS in VFX +Animation with some experience (but not enough required in the industry) and nearly $ 60,000 worth of debt to pay off.
Now I am back at home working as a freelance illustrator which is something I had been doing for years prior to attending Tribeca.
Unfortunately, I feel that this school failed to live up to expectations and must now rely on false advertising to continue enrolling students and make a profit (which is really the only purpose for which they exist).

My son is in his second year at Tribeca Flashpoint and loves it. He is a motivated self-​starter and takes advantage of the connections and opportunities that Tribeca provides. I am pleased because the school is fueling my son’s passion for game design and programming. As for areas for improvement, I think that administratively the school is still young and is finding its footing in academia. The administration of the school could be better, but I remember minor administrative issues at the University of Arizona many years ago as a student; e.g., not getting into the class I wanted, getting into a class and then having it cancelled, having to provide a death certificate to get a refund one year, etc. But I don’t think of that when I think back to my school days. I think of what I learned and the professors and students that inspired me. I believe my son will think back on Tribeca the same way. Really good instructors, many motivated students, and a collaborative environment is why I give Tribeca four stars.

My daughter just completed an animation workshop for Tribeca Flashpoint Academy High school programs.
Overall it was good! They have a very impressive facility with state of the art equipment. The school has a very modern and sleek look and it is located close to the metra and public transportation in the heart of the city.
They offered the high school students a variety of workshop options. They also recruited students from throughout the country and made it possible for the students to stay in student housing.
Now I know that all sounds great.
My only issue is the price.
The retail price of a one week workshop is $ 600.00
The Groupon price which is offered in the spring is $ 400.00
The current website promotion is $ 300.00
Now I am not a marketing executive but those are alot of different price points.
And they have some bizarre rule that if you benefit from one discount you can’t use another one. Now, I have been a mom for almost 15 years and every enrichment program I have ever signed my girls up for always gave me a discount if I registered for more than one class. We expressed our interest in two classes from jump street!
Andrea did really well and had a lot of fun in the animation class but it seems that the graphic design students were able to allow their creative juices flow.
I would like to sign Andrea up for that class but I only want to pay the fee at its current listed price of $ 300.00. WE WILL SEE!
Its an excellent program but if you are watching you wallet ask a lot of questions about when they will be running promotions before spend $ 600.00.